Question follow-through · 103854
Parents: Cost of Living
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she is taking to support working parents with rising household costs.
About this written question
A written question asks a government minister for information in writing. Parliament publishes the question and any answer.
- Answering body
- Treasury
- Tabled
- 7 Jan 2026
- Target answer date
- 12 Jan 2026
- Answer
- 16 Jan 2026 · 9 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
7 Jan 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she is taking to support working parents with rising household costs.
12 Jan 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
16 Jan 2026
Answer published
The Government recognises that everyday costs remain too high for many households, including working parents. This is why, at the Budget, the Government took action to bear down on prices and help cut cost of living pressures by targeting everyday expense...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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